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Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, Christopher Cazenove ISBN: 1-59007-136-0 Publisher: New Millennium Audio Pub. Date: July, 2002 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (112 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Funny, refreshing, romantic book...
Comment: This is a book that it is delightful, enchanting, at times thrilling, smooth sailing, and wickedly easy to pay attention to.
First off...generally, a pimpernel is a flower. In the book it's used as a communication symbol.
The plot? Well nowadays it isn't anything brand new, but for its time it was. This was the first "masked hero" kind of a story, which is pretty impressive considering we wouldn't have dear old Superman or Batman or Zorro or anybody if it weren't for that good old Scarlet Pimpernel. The Pimpernel rescues "aristos" and anyone else who needs the help, from the Reign of Terror in France. It's actually a very refreshing and fun book. I liked it a lot and think that its a true classic, which it is.
The characters? There's Percy Blakeney, the fool, the fop, the ridiculously annoying "demmed idiot." His charming wife, Marguerite, who is considered the "cleverest woman in all Europe". There's Chauvelin, he's the bad guy. He's nasty, and wicked, and despicable, and it's easy to hate him, yet I love him. There's the Scarlet Pimpernel, who actually is --------, but no one but his best friends know that it's him. His friends are part of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, and help rescue the "innocent" ( or maybe not so innocent) from the claws of the guillotine.
These 4 characters, plus Marguerite's brother Armand, get hopelessly entangled in a rather deadly and stomach turning game of who-trusts-who (much to Chauvelin's delight) that takes place mainly in glimmering ballrooms, enchanted gardens, and dark dingy alleyways. Told through Marguerite's perspective you really get anxious for her...
The Scarlet Pimpernel has some extremely interesting escapes and I think that is where Orczy's imagination sets in. It is like Sherlock Holmes without the feeling of "I have to figure this out." and more of "I shall see how it plays out and relax a bit." The book is sometimes funny, in an odd way, but look to it more for some good romantic scenes and some great excitement. Good vs. Evil. Masked Hero. Brave lady. Happy Ending. It's one of those, feel good, refreshing, suspenseful, two hanky books.
Rating: 5
Summary: Orczy has woven a stirring French Revolution-era tale.
Comment: I picked up this book when I was fourteen and have read it numerous times since. Orczy's dramatic writing fully captures the drama and the tragedy of the French Revolution. This novel has something for everyone: political intrigue, adventure and romance. I particularly appreciate the development of her three main characters. They live lives that require superhuman intellect and courage. All of them find themselves searching for something: whether it be love, power or heroic fulfillment. Orczy has a true talent for writing. She envelopes her plot with dramatic dressing. One can see this by reading the novel's first sentence: "The seething, surging, mumuring crowd of people, human only in name..." If you enjoy this book, I recommend you read her other titles in the series. Most are not in print, but usually libraries have some or most of the hard to get titles. My other favorite novel in the series is The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel. It carries the same premise as the first book but incorporates more edge-of-your seat excitement.
Rating: 5
Summary: Demmed Wonderful Reading!
Comment: I saw the play in Stratford, Ontario a few years ago, and ever since I've been seeking this elusive book ... Well, I found it, and I love it! It's a classic, it got me intrigued, and now I'm hopefully going to read the other Pimpernel books one of these days. It has it's hilarious moments, it has moments where you want to read over and over again. It has spellbinding intrigue and moments where the plot and action is so tender you just want to bawl your eyes out. This book is said to be the perfect adventure. All the elements are there - surprise, twists, love, suspense and comedy above all. This is one of my all time favourite books. If you don't read it you are missing out on a wonderful and absolutely magnificent story.
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Title: Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy ISBN: 0899664881 Publisher: Buccaneer Books Pub. Date: December, 1984 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title:The Scarlet Pimpernel ASIN: B00016XNQQ Publisher: Image Entertainment Pub. Date: 24 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: Eldorado by Emmuska Orczy Orczy ISBN: 0899681956 Publisher: Buccaneer Books Pub. Date: December, 1980 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas ISBN: 0140367470 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The First Sir Percy by Baroness Orczy, Baroness Orczy ISBN: 0755111257 Publisher: House of Stratus Inc Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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